Saved by a Screenname
A connection was the last thing they expected to find.
Plantation, Florida. 1998. Seventeen-year-old Theophilus feels shattered. Reeling from a painful breakup and struggling with the isolation of cerebral palsy, he clings to his faith but fears his dreams of being a writer are over. One lonely night, he seeks solace in the only place he can: a Christian AOL chat room.
Small-town Georgia. Sixteen-year-old Mariana feels invisible. A Puerto Rican teen also living with cerebral palsy, she battles loneliness and self-doubt, her prayers for a friend seeming to go unanswered. In a moment of desperation, she types a simple plea into the void: "Please pray for me."
From that single message, a digital friendship sparks. Through endless "You've Got Mail" notifications, honest conversations, and shared prayers, Theophilus and Mariana create a sacred space where they can be their true selves—without judgment or pretense. They find laughter in the dial-up screech, hope in shared scripture, and a courage they never knew they had.
But when their digital sanctuary becomes too real to ignore, they must face their biggest fears: meeting in person. Can their faith survive the transition from pixels to reality? And will they discover that the God who brought them together through a screenname has a plan for them that is greater than anything they could have typed for themselves?
A heartfelt story of faith, friendship, and first love, Saved by a Screenname is a captivating throwback to the 90s that reminds us God's miracles are found in the most unexpected places—and that the most powerful connections are built not by signals, but by the heart.
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Plantation, Florida. 1998. Seventeen-year-old Theophilus feels shattered. Reeling from a painful breakup and struggling with the isolation of cerebral palsy, he clings to his faith but fears his dreams of being a writer are over. One lonely night, he seeks solace in the only place he can: a Christian AOL chat room.
Small-town Georgia. Sixteen-year-old Mariana feels invisible. A Puerto Rican teen also living with cerebral palsy, she battles loneliness and self-doubt, her prayers for a friend seeming to go unanswered. In a moment of desperation, she types a simple plea into the void: "Please pray for me."
From that single message, a digital friendship sparks. Through endless "You've Got Mail" notifications, honest conversations, and shared prayers, Theophilus and Mariana create a sacred space where they can be their true selves—without judgment or pretense. They find laughter in the dial-up screech, hope in shared scripture, and a courage they never knew they had.
But when their digital sanctuary becomes too real to ignore, they must face their biggest fears: meeting in person. Can their faith survive the transition from pixels to reality? And will they discover that the God who brought them together through a screenname has a plan for them that is greater than anything they could have typed for themselves?
A heartfelt story of faith, friendship, and first love, Saved by a Screenname is a captivating throwback to the 90s that reminds us God's miracles are found in the most unexpected places—and that the most powerful connections are built not by signals, but by the heart.
Saved by a Screenname
A connection was the last thing they expected to find.
Plantation, Florida. 1998. Seventeen-year-old Theophilus feels shattered. Reeling from a painful breakup and struggling with the isolation of cerebral palsy, he clings to his faith but fears his dreams of being a writer are over. One lonely night, he seeks solace in the only place he can: a Christian AOL chat room.
Small-town Georgia. Sixteen-year-old Mariana feels invisible. A Puerto Rican teen also living with cerebral palsy, she battles loneliness and self-doubt, her prayers for a friend seeming to go unanswered. In a moment of desperation, she types a simple plea into the void: "Please pray for me."
From that single message, a digital friendship sparks. Through endless "You've Got Mail" notifications, honest conversations, and shared prayers, Theophilus and Mariana create a sacred space where they can be their true selves—without judgment or pretense. They find laughter in the dial-up screech, hope in shared scripture, and a courage they never knew they had.
But when their digital sanctuary becomes too real to ignore, they must face their biggest fears: meeting in person. Can their faith survive the transition from pixels to reality? And will they discover that the God who brought them together through a screenname has a plan for them that is greater than anything they could have typed for themselves?
A heartfelt story of faith, friendship, and first love, Saved by a Screenname is a captivating throwback to the 90s that reminds us God's miracles are found in the most unexpected places—and that the most powerful connections are built not by signals, but by the heart.
Plantation, Florida. 1998. Seventeen-year-old Theophilus feels shattered. Reeling from a painful breakup and struggling with the isolation of cerebral palsy, he clings to his faith but fears his dreams of being a writer are over. One lonely night, he seeks solace in the only place he can: a Christian AOL chat room.
Small-town Georgia. Sixteen-year-old Mariana feels invisible. A Puerto Rican teen also living with cerebral palsy, she battles loneliness and self-doubt, her prayers for a friend seeming to go unanswered. In a moment of desperation, she types a simple plea into the void: "Please pray for me."
From that single message, a digital friendship sparks. Through endless "You've Got Mail" notifications, honest conversations, and shared prayers, Theophilus and Mariana create a sacred space where they can be their true selves—without judgment or pretense. They find laughter in the dial-up screech, hope in shared scripture, and a courage they never knew they had.
But when their digital sanctuary becomes too real to ignore, they must face their biggest fears: meeting in person. Can their faith survive the transition from pixels to reality? And will they discover that the God who brought them together through a screenname has a plan for them that is greater than anything they could have typed for themselves?
A heartfelt story of faith, friendship, and first love, Saved by a Screenname is a captivating throwback to the 90s that reminds us God's miracles are found in the most unexpected places—and that the most powerful connections are built not by signals, but by the heart.
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| BN ID: | 2940184654768 |
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| Publisher: | Tylia Flores |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2026 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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